Key insights
- Apple increased its quarterly dividend by 3.8% to $0.27 per share and authorized a $100 billion share repurchase program. This signals confidence in Apple's financial health and future cash flow generation, which is generally perceived as a positive for the stock. The buyback could reduce share count and boost EPS.
Apple (AAPL) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, or $1.08 annualized. This is a 3.8% increase from the prior dividend of $0.26.
The dividend will be payable on May 14, 2026, to stockholders of record on May 11, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of May 8, 2026.
The annual yield on the dividend is 0.4 percent.
The board of directors has also authorized an additional program to repurchase up to $100 billion of the Company’s common stock.
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